8/5/26 - The Male Room #213 Jobs/Professions - Thank You card for teacher!

Happy August! Today at The Male Room we are making Jobs/Professional theme card and I am sharing a card I made for my son's 2^nd grade teacher (Mr. G) he is such a wonderful teacher and had a great influence on H. I saw and made a similar layout for this - this is a perfect card to use up your straps of DSP. I used a stack of books and of course an apple and a sentiment that we truly felt he deserved. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

White - 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"

DSP - 1" x 4 1/4" 

Challenge: #213

Stamps: School Days, 

Colors: Gray Granite, Strawberry Slush, 

Papers: White, Plaid DSP, Smokey Slate, 

Others: Dimension, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Pearls 

8/3/26 - Atlantic Hearts #693 - Just a Note

Happy Monday and we have a double header for today! One of them is Atlantic Hearts Sketch and I created a just a note card. I cut down a piece of DSP (5 x 3 3/4") diagonally and them flip over the side that I want to show, but since it is double-sided DSP, you can now see both sides! I added a ribbon and punch out the sentiment. I hope you enjoyed this creation and please join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: #693

Stamps: Tote & Notes, 

Colors: Golden Glow, 

Papers: White, Bloom Boutique DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Punch, Gold Ribbon, 

8/3/26 - A Place to Start August 2026 (Anything Goes, Optional Twist No Rectangle) - Opened Easel Arch Card

Happy August and welcome back to A Place to Start - this month we are making ATG - No Rectangle card! I saw a really cool Arch Card Tutorial and decided to give it a try. I went with Friendly Foliage Bundle. This card does take a while to make - there are lots of die cutting of the Arch Dies and setting up the card. I hope you enjoy this card and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: August 2026

Stamps: Friendly Foliage  

Colors: Strawberry Slush 

Papers: White, Gorgeous Grapes, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green,

Others: Dimension, Acetate Paper, Friendly Foliage Dies,  

8/2/26 - Dragonfly Challenge August 2026 (Seaside/Beach) - Summer Splash Notes & Tote Beach Bag card

Happy Sunday and Happy August! Today at Dragonfly we are making Beach/Seaside card and I created a beach theme card - using Notes & Totes Dies! I created a beach bag, with die cut water bottle, sunblock, sunglasses and bottle of lotion. I made it into a monotone with Summer Splash color (2024-2026 retired in-colors). Hope you like my inspiration and join us at the challenge and can't wait to see what you came up with 

Challenge: August 2026

Stamps: Notes & Totes, 

Colors: Summer Splash, 

Papers: White, Summer Splash, 2024-2026 In-Colors DSP,

Others: Dimension, Notes & Totes Dies, In-Colors Gems, 

8/1/26 - Moving Along With Times #192 (Female)- Fern & Floral

Welcome August! We started off the month at Moving Along with Time with a female theme card. I saw a really cute layout at Pinterest and decided to CASE it. This will probably be the card we are going to make at my monthly class. I used the colors I normally wouldn't use for the ferns and the white piece is embossed. Hope you like this card and be sure to join us at the challenge.     

Challenge: #192

Stamps: Fern & Floral, 

Colors: Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine, 

Papers: White, Fern & Floral DSP, Summer Splash, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, 

Others: Dimension, Fern & Floral Dies, Twine (retired), Dewdrops, Embossing Folder, 

7/27/26 - Make My Monday #283 (Love) / Hearts Quest # 87 (ATG Hearts) - Share a Milkshare Love card

Happy Monday - Today I am sharing a love card I made for my anniversary, to give to my husband! He is travelling this week to a business conference, so I secretly put it in his luggage! I pulled out my Share a Milkshake bundle and used the sentiment - Life is Sweeter with You (never inked!) and paired it with a Swirled Marble DSP. It's hard to see but the 3 hearts is painted with some Wink a Stella. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today and be sure to join us at Make My Monday - Wedding/Love card. 

Challenge: #283, #87

Stamps: Share a Milkshake

Colors: Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, 

Papers: White, Soft Seafoam, Bubble Bath, Swirled Marble DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Share a Milkshake Dies, Punch, Glimmer Paper 

7/24/26 - Alphabet Challenge (G for Games) - Fun in the Sun Volleyball

Happy Friday! Today I am the hostess at Alphabet Challenge and today we are making G for Game theme card. I created a summer beach volleyball card for the challenge. I stamped 3 beach volleyball and a bottle of sunblocks bottle, and then a sentiment- Fun in the Sun! I paired the creation with a layer of Boardwalk DSP. Hope you enjoyed this creation and be sure to join us at the challenge. 

Challenge: G for Games 

Stamps: Splash & Relax, 

Colors: Granny Apple Green/Lemon Lime Twist, Barely Blush/Petal Pink, Golden Glow/Lemon Lime, 

Papers: White, Gray Granite, Boardwalk Fun, 

Others: Dimension, Splash and Relax Dies, Arch Dies,